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1988 National Soccer League
Australian soccer season
Australian soccer season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | National Soccer League |
| season | 1988 |
| dates | 29 January – 3 September 1984 |
| winners | Marconi Fairfield |
| 2nd title | |
| premiers | Wollongong City |
| 1st title | |
| relegated | Brunswick Juventus |
| Brisbane Lions | |
| matches | 188 |
| total goals | 501 |
| league topscorer section | Top scorer |
| league topscorer | Frank Farina (17) |
| biggest home win | St George-Budapest 6–0 Adelaide City |
| (7 February 1988) | |
| biggest away win | Brisbane Lions 1–5 St George-Budapest |
| (3 April 1988) | |
| Brunswick Juventus 0–4 Preston Makedonia | |
| (31 July 1988) | |
| highest scoring | South Melbourne 5–4 APIA Leichhardt |
| (20 March 1988) | |
| highest attendance | 17,064 |
| Sydney Croatia 2–2 Marconi Fairfield | |
| (3 September 1988, Grand Final) | |
| lowest attendance | 600 |
| Melbourne Croatia 0–2 Brunswick Zebras | |
| (7 August 1988) | |
| attendance | |
| average attendance | |
| prevseason | 1988 |
| nextseason | 1989 |
2nd title 1st title Brisbane Lions (7 February 1988) (3 April 1988) Brunswick Juventus 0–4 Preston Makedonia (31 July 1988) (20 March 1988) Sydney Croatia 2–2 Marconi Fairfield (3 September 1988, Grand Final) Melbourne Croatia 0–2 Brunswick Zebras (7 August 1988)
The 1988 National Soccer League season, was the 12th season of the National Soccer League in Australia.
League table
|col_REL-VIC=red1 |text_REL-VIC=Relegation to the Victorian State League |col_REL-QLD=red1 |text_REL-QLD=Relegation to the Brisbane Premier League
Results
Finals series
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=Sydney Croatia | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=3 | RD1-team2=South Melbourne | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Marconi Fairfield | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Sydney Olympic | RD1-score4=1 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Wollongong City | RD2-score1=0 (3) | RD2-seed2=2 | RD2-team2=Sydney Croatia (p) | RD2-score2=0 (4) | RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3=South Melbourne | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4=4 | RD2-team4=Marconi Fairfield | RD2-score4=2 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=Wollongong City | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2=4 | RD3-team2=Marconi Fairfield | RD3-score2=2 | RD4-seed1=2 | RD4-team1=Sydney Croatia | RD4-score1=2 (4) | RD4-seed2=4 | RD4-team2=Marconi Fairfield (p) | RD4-score2=2 (5)
Individual awards
- Player(s) of the Year: Paul Wade (South Melbourne); Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield)
- U-21 Player of the Year: Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne)
- Top Scorer: Frank Farina (Marconi Fairfield) – 16 goals
- Coach of the Year: Brian Garvey (South Melbourne)
References
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